Shoe shining machine



June 11, 1935. M. H. THORNTONv SHOE SHINI-NG MACHINE e snets-sheet 1 Filed sept. 9, 1952 June 11, 1935. M. H. THoRNToN 2,004,140

SHOE SHINING MACHINE Filed sept. 9, 1932 e sheets-sheet 2 June 1l, 1935. M. H. THORNTON SHOE SHINING MACHINE Filed sept; 9, 1932 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 11, 1935. M. H. THORNTON 2,004,140

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June 11, i935. M. H. THORNTON SHOE SHINING MACHINE 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 km fik, x

Filed Sept. 9, 1932 mlm June 11, 1935.v M. H. THORNTON SHOE SHINING MACHINE Flled Sept. 9, l

Patented June 11, 1935 U;NI.TED xSTATES PATENT oFllcr;N i

l l 2,004,140 l ASillon SHINING. MACHINE Mathew H. Thornton, StiPaul, Minn. Animation september 9, `1.932. .Seial No. 632,300

Y 1v claims. (o1. 1ra-5y` Itis a `further object of finvention relates, to.l ashoe. shining ehnei and noriioularlytoa machine ior shining shoes which is automatic in operation and preierahly one..which `operates in response to the deposit` oi o CoinA Withthelaree number of personSfWho have their Shoesshined regularly,

large `facilities. are necessary.` I n` spite of; the

large number Aofi` Shoe shining` places. persons def sring to lhave;their,,shoes shinedV often nd it dihflioult vto obtainv such service.` This is particf nlorlv irneon Sundays'. holidays and in the evenllghollls. i It is desirable, `thereforeto have a Arrisnihirie `vvhichcan be operated ,to shine shoes without the necessity of an attendant. i ISuch machines can be placed in suitable locations and Willnalways belaccessible to the public;`

v It is an object of` this invention, therefore, to provide a shoe shining machine whichpreferably will operaie automatically uponthe deposit of a `ooin and after A,operation of e Suitable con-` troi means by the patron. l i

the .invention ,to prrr vide o `machine Wheheon be ohansedeo as to suit either right orleft shoes or changed to suit shoes of different sizes and styles.

i 1t is another objectof the invention to provide a machine having means for applying a blacking' or polish to the shoeand a plurality `oi. rotary vbruslies which are moved about the shoe to-polish the. same, together. with a plurality oi `brushes which are moved across-:thetop of the shoe to polish the toe. I.

Itis still another object of theinvention to provide o Shoe Shining` machine having a novel form of control means and a.v novel form of means .for applying a polish or blockinetothe Shoe It is also an object of the invention to provide a shoe shining machine having means for apply,-

ing polish to the shoe and means for polishing `the shoe,..vtogether with means which will protoot; the hose and other garments of the patron from .beine ,soiled by `the blocking.,

i It is more specifically an object of the `invention to provide a shoe shining machine having a plurality owbrushes which are moved about the shoe, novel mechanism for driving these brushes. a guide means for the brushes conformable to` various shapes in accordance with the size `iiridstyle of the shoe, together with simple i and novel meansv iordriving and operating the variousparts.` v l i lFliese and other objectsand advantages of `.the invention will be fully Sei forth in the following descriptionA made in.'gonnection` with the' eooomoanvins drawings. in Whieli .likereferenee characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in whichz` g Fig.- 1 is a substantially vertical and central longitudinalseotion through the machine quite a i few ofthe parts being shown in side elevation; 5 Y Fig. 2 is a partial plan View showing similar parts in different positions in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation of the parts `shown in Fig. 1, as seen from'the left of said iigure,`part of the casing being shown in vertical 1Q seeiion:

i `FigJi is a Vertical sectionv taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 1, as indicated by the arrows;I i Fig. 5 is a longitudinalsection taken substantiallyonv line 5--5 of Fig. 1, as indicated. by the-15 arrows; v

Fig. 6 is a partial `guide track used; l

Fig. 7 is a View in side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 6; y i i Fig. 8 is a View in side elevation of theshoe `support and guide means associated therewith,

planvew of a section ofthe `aportion of `thegliide track being shown in verf Fig. 13 is a partial view inside elevation of 3 5 the partsshown in Fig. 11 and as seen from the right of Said gnre;

Fig. 14 is a view partly in vertical section and partly in side elevation of the control mech1 allSmm f Fig. 15 is a viewyin front elevation as seen from the right 0f Fig. 14; and i Fig. 16 is a plan View of the parts shown in Fie. 14. f

Referring to the drawings, particularly views 45 1.3.4.. 8 ande. a machine is Shown comprising a foot plate y217| having a rear lovverA portionto accommodate the heel -2Ia cfa shoe 2l and a s front portion at ya higher elevation adapted to `on which is shown a trouser portion 23. The

piate 2i) is carried bylongitudinally spaced sup'- PQPSSPg. .from ,another Plate. 24 benethjsad 55 28a in'overlapping relation thereto.

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plate 20, plate 24 being carried by a suitable frame structure. Plate 24 has secured thereto a plurality of guide members 25 and while these might take various forms, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated they are shown as channel bars. These channel members are spaced circumferentially about the plates 26 and 24 as shown in Fig. 9, there being one at each end of said plates and three along each side. Said channels'are placed at different levels so as to clear each other, vthe channel 25 at the rear end of the plate being at quite a low level and channel 25 at the front end of the plate being on top `of the plate 24. Each channel member 25v has slidable longitudinally therein a bar 26,A

which bar 26 has secured thereto and upstanding therefrom a pin 21, the pins y21' moving through slots 24a, formed to accommodate them in the Pins 21 are adapted to engage 'the plate 24. sole of the shoe 2| as well as the heel portion 2id thereof. The bars 26 are each connected at their outer ends to a section 28a of the guide track-28. Said track 28 is made of strips which are of considerable Width and quite thin so as to be quite iiexible, and said track has sections 28h which are slidable relatively to the sections Sections 28a are provided with-flanges 28o forming a guide means for the sections 28h. As the members 26 move inwardly and outwardly the track 2B is thus moved to different shapes, the sections 28h being caused to slide relatively to the sections 28a to expand or contract the track. Each bar 26 has a reduced portion extending through the section 28a, and is formed at its outer end with formed Vat one side with gear teeth 26a and thus constitutes a rack. Said rack is engaged by a gear segment y23 or 3|.A The segments' 26 which areat the sides of the plate 26 are each provided .with'a hub 29a. Each of said hubs is journaled on a stud 3|? secured at its upper end in the plate Nea-nd having the head aat its bottom supporting the huband segment 29. The segments 29 at the sides of the plate 26 have formed thereon van arm 29h which extends inwardly. The gear segments 3| at the ends ofthe plate 29 have hubs engaging the top of the plate24 and are secured to studs 32'havingfcollars (not shown)v seated and journaled in the plate 24 and yhaving heads 32a at their lower ends. Levers 33 have hubs which are journaled on studs 32 below the plate 24 and these levers have laterally extending arms as shown in Fig. `9. The hubs of levers 33 are surrounded by torsion springs 34, one end of which is anchored in the plate 24 and the other end of which is anchored in the bottom of lever 33. These springs tend to move the levers 33 and segments 3| in a direction to move end bars 26 away fromthe shoe or plate 20. The hubs 29a also have torsion coil springs V35 surrounding them, one end of which is anchored in the plate 24 and the yother end of which is anchored Yin the segment 29. lThese springs are under tension so as to rotate segments 23 in a direction to `move the bars 26 'outwardly away from the shoe. The outward movement of the bars 26v at the sides and rear end `of the shoe is limited by pin' 36 which engages with the lug 25a at the top of the channel 25 when the bar reaches `its limit of outward movement.V n thegcase' or bar 26 at the front of the shoe the outward'movement is limited by pin 21 engaging rthe end of the slot 25h formed in the top of channel 25 at the front end of the shoe. Each of the levers 29h and 33 have secured thereto a tensile coil spring 31.l

'sheave 39 and'is secured to the drum 4B. The

rear levers 29h at the sides have their springs 31 respectively connected to a pair of cables 42 which run overa flanged sheave 43 and are then attached to the drum 40 so as to be wound thereon when cables 38 and 4| are wound thereon. The rear lever 29h has its spring 31 secured to a cable 44 which also runs over the sheave 43 and is likewise fastened to the drum 40 so as to be wound thereon with cables 4| and 42 as well as cable 38. i From the above description it will be seen that the' bars 26 are normally moved outward by the 'springs 34 and 35 and will be moved inwardly yieldingly by the cables described, when drum 40 is rotated in one "direction, When-the pins 21 contact the heel and sole of the shoe, springs 31 can yield, and al1 of the pins 21 will be brought into contact with the shoe. This limits the inward movement of said pins and the bars 26 have then moved the track 28 so that it is shaped in accordance with the shape of the shoe to be polished. v

The track'28 at its rear has the narrow strip 28d extendingacross and secured to therear movable sections 28h.v A similar narrow strip 28d extends about the front of the movable section 28h. The rear sections 28h are extended rearwardly in parallel spaced relation as shown in Figs. and 9 and the track 28 then extends in permanent circular shape in a substantially circular portion, said track being supported by circumierentially spaced portions 46 extending'from brackets 41 secured to the frame. The track 28 is vengaged at its ytop and bottom by the sheaves 48 having comparatively deep grooves'therein tapering towards their bottoms and journaled on studs 49 securedin a bracket 50. Bracket 50 is pivotally mounted on `a horizontal pivot 5| to a `member 52 which is rectangular in cross section at its upper portion, thus having side surfaces engaging the inner parallelrsurfaces of bracket 50 as shown inFig. 10. Bracket 52 is bored to receive a shaft 53 vhaving secured to its upper end the hub 54a of a cylindrical brush 54, the same havthere are four such brushes as Vshown in Fig. 5

where they are indicated by dotted lines and there are thus four'of the brackets 51. Bracket 51 also includes the liquid receiving chamber 51a closed by a threaded closing. cap 51d. The bracket 51 as seen inplan in Fig. 10 is somewhat of U-shape and the chamber 51a extends about aiiaring portion or opening 51h in the upper portion of the bracket as shownl in Fig. 1l. Chamber 51a also extendsto both sides of the bracket atthe bottom thereof as shown inFig. 11.` The lower end ofthe shaft` 53 has secured thereto a substantiallyv spherical pulley 58. This pulley is moved against a belt 59 'of general trapezoidal shape having its side adjacent the pulley 58 somewhat concave.` The belt 59 travels about fa plurality of groovedpulleys 68 mounted on studs 8| secured inea plate 62kforming part of the frame. Belt 59 at its ends runs over larger pul- 1eys-83, `the rear oneof which is mounted on a shaft 64 journaled in a bracket 65 secured to plate 62; Shaft 64 has secured theretoa spiral or helical gear 66 meshing with a helical gear 61, the latter gear being` mounted on a shaft 68 journaledin bearings 69 and 18 and having at its` other end a spur pinion 1|. Pinion 1| is driven by the gear 12 secured to a shaft 13 having thereon a worm wheel gear 14 which in turn is driven by a worm gear 15 secured tothe armature shaft of the motor 16 mounted on theY frame. IThe carrier bracket 51 shown in Figs. l0, 11 and 12` has a chamber 51o therein in which is fitted a. bracket 11 having journaledV therein a shaft 18 having secured thereto at its upper end a pulley 19 having aconcave face. The pulley 19 engages the pulley 58 and is driven thereby. The lower end of the shaft 18 has a crank arm 88 secured thereto having a headed crank pin 8| secured therein passing through the hub at one end of thelink 82, said hub being journaled on said pin. The link 8| has `a hub at its other end journaled `on the pin 83 secured in a piston 84 reciprocable ina cylinder 85 forming part of the bracket 11. Cylinder 85 has an opening 85a adjacent its closedend communicating with a check valvechamber 86 having therein a springpressed check valve 81 of conical form engaging the conicalopening` 85a. A tube 88 leads from thevalve casing 86 beneath the carrier bracket 51 and then upwardly along one side thereof. A tube 89 extends downwardly into ,the chamber 51a to a point closely adjacent the `bottom thereof and said tube above bracket 51 joins tube 88 at a sharp angle. A flexible tube.98 is secured to tube 88 beyond the junction of tube 89 therewith and another tube 9| is secured to the endof the flexible tube 98,` said latter tube being shown as `formed with a substantially circular bend. Tube 9| is provided with a spraynozzle 92 which will be disposed in position to spray liquid polish or cleaning fluid on the` shoe. Tube 9| is connected by an arm 58a to bracket 58, and owing `to ilexible tube 98 nozzle 92, as well as brush 54 is moved and controlled by track 28.

In the structure just described, it will be seen thatwhen pulley 19 is driven, the piston 81 will be reciprocated by the crank arm 88. Air will be pumped in cylinder 85 `by piston 81 and discharged through the tube 88. Cylinder 85 will be provided with an inlet check valve as usual, which'is not shown. This air will pass through tube 88 and cause liquid to be drawn through the tube 89 and discharged through tube 9| and nozzle `82. In practice all the brackets 51 may not be provided with the brackets 11 and attached parts. The brackets 51 are carried on a pair of endless chains 93 and are secured to the links of said chain by oppositely disposed brackets 94 secured to said links and bolted to brackets 51 as shown in Fig. 11. The links 93a. of chains 93 have projecting from opposite sides thereof cylindrical pins 95 adapted to travel in channel guide members 96` secured to the frame by bars `95| secured :thereto and also secured to angle brackets `cured to shafts |8|.

guide channels 96pare shaped somewhat similarly to the guide track 28 as shown in Fig. 5 and form e a figure which is closed at its frontend; `Ai'rfthe rear the guide channels 96 extend in spaced rer;

41 securedto plate 62 as shown in'Fig.` 11., The

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|82 mesh with pinions |83 carried on central verf-` l tical shafts |84. Shafts |84 have beveled gears |85 attheir `lower ends andthese beveled gears mesh with beveled gears |86 secured to shaft |81 journaled in bearings on the frame. Shaft `|81 extends longitudinally of the machine adjacent the bottom thereof and has secured` thereto the gear` 88 which meshes with andis driven bypinion |89 on shaft 13 which as alreadydescribed is driven by worm 15 and Worm wheel 14 from the motor 16. The gears 14, 15, 1|, 12gand |88 and |89 are enclosedin the gear casing ||8 vbolted to the base plate of the machine.

Shaft |81 extends to the forward end of the maf` chine and has secured thereto a gear l I2 meshing with a much smaller gear ||3 which` in turn meshes with another small gear ||4 secured to shaft ||5. Gear H3 is carried on a stud |I6 se-4 cured inthe end frame member ||1. has secured thereto a pulley ||8 over which runs the comparatively `wide belt ||9. Belt ||9 also runs over the spaced small pulleys |28 mounted on studs` |2`| secured in the end frame |81. Shaft |81 also has thereon a chain sprocket |22 over which runs a chain |23 also running over a sprock, et |24 secured to a shaft |25 journaled in the end member ||1 as well as in a bracket |26 which also carries a bearing for shaft |81 whichirises from the base plate I Sprocket |24also carries a smaller sprocket |21 over which runs a chain |28 which also runs over a large sprocket"l29 se;-

cured to a reel |38 having a hub |38a rotating on `limit `the outward movement of the rods |32. Rods |32 carry hubs |32a at their outer ends between which extends and in which is journaled a shaft |34 carrying a pulley |35. There are thus four of the pulleys |35. The shafts |34 extend at one side of the reel and have secured thereto the cylindrical brushes |36 having hubs |3611 in which the bristles are secured. Belt |I9 betweenthe pulleys |28 travels over a plate |31. Belt |9 may crank |38 having a hub journaled on the stud 39, one arm of which has secured therein a stud |48 on which is journaled a`roller |4| adapted to engage belt ||9. The other arm of bell crank lever` |38 `has a pin |42 extending throughV an'arcuate slot |43concentric with shaft |39 and which may be tightened and heldin different positions, in Said Shaft H5 vbe tightened by a belt tightener comprising a bell slot by having threadedthereon the thumb nut |44. Slot `|43 is formed in the end lcasing'wall |f||d.%f,'.v

.From the vdescribed structure it willl be seen that when shaft |31 is driven,y belt ||9 will be vrapidly driven. The shaft |25iwill be driven and sprocket |29 and Areel |30 rotated.' This will carry the brushes |36 about the reel and successively into engagement with the toe portion-of shoe 2|.` As pulleys |35 travel about with'the reel they are brought into engagement with belt IIB and thus rotated. This causes'rotation of the brushes SA Vcontrol means-is provided for the machine and'in the embodiment of the invention illustrated this is shown as an operating lever |50 secured to a shaft |75| journaled in bearings |52 on the baseplate l Lever |56 is shown as having a handle |50@ at its end adapted to be conveniently grasped by the patron who will operate the machine. Lever |50 is normally in inclined position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, and is moved to said position by the torsion spring 54o. Cooperating with lever |56 is another lever |53 which is secured to a shaft |5| on which lever |50 is journaled, and this lever is normally urged to an angular position shown in Fig. l in dotted lines by a torsion spring |54 coiled about shaft |5 one end-of which engages lever |53 and the other end of which engages the vertical standard |55. Lever '|53 carries an electrical contact |55` engaging with another electrical Contacty |51 in a coin box |58 having leading therefrom a coin chute |59, the other end of which extends above the top plate la of the frame in position to have a coin deposited therein. Lever |53 also carries another electrical contact or switch arm. |535 adapted to vengage the contact or switch socket |55d on the standard |55 when lever |53 is in vertical position. Thelatter contacts are adapted'to close the circuit of the motor i6 and start said motor. The .standard |55 has secured to its top apawl` |60 which is pivoted on a headed stud |6| secured in said'standard. Pawl |50 is held in the normal `position shown in Fig. 16 by a torsion spring |62 coiled about pivot |6| having one arin secured in said pawl and another end secured in lever |53. Pawl |60 can normally swing in either direction and the same has one end projecting into the path of lever |50 as shown in Figs. 14 and 1.6. The swinging lever |53 also has secured to lits top a swinging pawl 63 pivoted onthc headed stud |64 secured therein, said stud having coiled thereabout a torsion spring |65 having one end secured in swinging lever |58 and its other end secured to pawl |63. Pawl |63 normally can swing in either direction and is held in the position shown in Fig. 16 by the spring |65'. The standard |55 has an arm extending about lever |55 and this arm has mounted therein a reciprocating latch or bolt |66 having a beveled end'projecting along oneside of the pawl |63 and having a portion extending into a bore in standard |55 which is reduced and has coiled thereabout a'compression spring |61 seated in said standard andnor- `mally urging latch |66 outwardly. Lever |53 has 1slots |685 in member |68 and threaded into lever y |53. Member |68 is normally urged upwardly to the positionrshown in Figs. 14 and-l5 by coiled compression spring |10 surrounding a headed pin |1| securedv in the lug |53a projecting from lever |53 through'a slot 68o in lever |68 and'engaginga lug 156ml. Member. |68 is adapted to be locked in a depressed position and for this purpose alatch. |12 is provided having a plunger seated in a bore in bracket |13 securedto the side of member |68 byV the screws |14 and normally urged outward by a spring |15. Latch |12 isconstructed and ar-` ranged to be withdrawnby 'a solenoid 112@ when thesame is energized. `Latch |12 is adapted-to cooperate with a lugorkeeper` |53@ projecting from lever 53. TheY member |66 at its lower end carries a projecting pin |16 adapted to bev engageol by a cam arm |11 securedrto a sleeve |18 journaled on shaft E5| between adjacent bearings |5511 upstanding from the base of bracket |55; Sleeve |18 at its oppositeend hassecured thereto another cam arm |56 `adapted to be engaged by a roller journaled. and carried on a headed stud 18| secured in a bracket |82 secured to the lower chain 93. .n l i" The shaft |5`| has'secured adjacent one enda grooved semi-circular disk 33. This diskhas secured at opposite sides respectively by screws |84' the ends of a cable |85, said cable running over drum or sheave d0. Means are provided for protecting the hosiery and garments ofthe patron while the shoes are being shined. In the embodiment of the invention illustratedzthis means is shown as comprising a pair of swinging members 86 and Hilf of general rectangular shape, said members being pivoted respectively on the pivot members |88 and |85. Said members are provided with meshing gear segments |98 so as to swing in unison. Pivot |88 is surrounded by a torsion spring i5| having one end securedto the top plate lb of the machine and its other end secured to the member |86. Spring i8! .actsto move members |86 and |81 apart to substantially the' dottedV line position shown in Fig. 2.I Said members have oblong slots cut therethrough extending from their meeting edges and these slots are overlaid with a compressible or yielding mate.- rial |92 forming semi-ellipticalstrips about the edges of said openings and dening an elliptical opening therebetween. The member |89 has se; cured thereto a lever |93 having a slot 193e' adjacent its outer end in which is movable a pivot member |04 connected to a rod |65. extending through an aperture in the lug |550 onstandard |55'and adapted to be engaged'by lever |53 when it moves to vertical position. The various Aparts oi" the machine are enclosed in the casing comprising the base plate i l, the top plates |||`a and Mib, said casing having theend .wallsillc and Mid and the side walls Hic and if. The top piate l ib has an opening il g through which the patron inserts his iootand-'shoe to place the saine on the foot plate 20. The top plate lb also has an opening ik, therethrough to accom'- rnodate the movement of the lever |50.

In operation the machine will be at rest with the lever |53 in the position shown in dotted lines in' Fig. l. `When a patron desires to have bis shoes shined, he will place his oot on the plate 20, inserting the same forwardly through opening i i ig.` He will deposit the proper coin as directed in the coin chute |69. This coin will close a circuit through contacts |56 and |51 whichA will energize the solenoid |12@ and withdraw latch |12 from beneath latch |66e. Spring |16 will 'now elevate the locking member |68 bringing thepor-t tions |68a alongside 'the pawls |60 and |63. AThe patron nowigrasps the lever' |50 which is in inclined position alongside of lever |53 and. swings lever |50 upwardly to thefull line position shown in Fig. 1. When lever |50Was swung down alongside of lever l 53 by spring |54w to the dotted line position shown in Fig. .1, it moved past the latch pawl |60, said pawl swinging away from portion |68 to accommodate this movement. When the levery |50 is moved back to its vertical position,

however, it engages the end of pawl |00 and said pawl cannot then swing owing to its other end: engaging the endla. `Lever |53 visthus swung with lever |50 to vertical position owing to the engagementfof pawl |60 with lever |50. When lever |53 is moved to vertical position, .contacts |5317 and |55d are engaged and the motor 16 is started. When the lever |53 is moved to vertical position, the pawl |63 snaps past the catch |66,l

gaged rod |85 and moved the same to the full line position shown in Fig. 2.` This, acting through lever |93 and gears |90 moves members |86 and |81 together so that the yielding portions |92 engage the ankle of the patron just above the shoe top. Only the shoe portion is now disposed below members |86 and |81 and the top` Ib ofthe casing. When lever 53 was swung to vertical position, it oscillated shaft 5| and the disk` |83. Disk |83 being oscillated, cable |85 is moved, thus rotating drum 40. When drum 40 is rotated, it winds up cables 38, 4|, 42 and 44 and thesecables acting through spring 31 swing the lever arms 29h and 33 of the segments 29iand 3|. The slides 26 are moved in by said segments until the pins 21 engage thesides of the heel and the edges of the sole of the shoe. It will be seen that owingto the `springs 31 the pins21 yieldingly `engage the shoe and all of them will be brought into engagement with the shoe. If one of the pins 21 engages the 'shoe before oneof the others, the spring 31 on the lever arms 29h or 33 supporting itsparticular slide 26 will yield, and the otherslides and pins will continue to move` in until they also engage the shoe. The slides 26 are thus moved inwardly by movement of thelever |53, and track 28 is changed in shape and conformed to a shape in accordance with the shape of the shoe. The shape of the shoe will vary as being a right. or left or as to size and style. lThe, motor 16 Vhaving started, shaft |01 is driven through gears |08, |09, 14 `and 15, thus driving shafts |04 through the-gears |05 and |06. This drives gears |02 and sprockets |00 are driven,thus causing the chains 93 to travel about said sprockets. `The brackets 51 `carrying the shafts 53 and brushes^54 are thus moved about the guide track `formed by the chan- Anels 496. "This, as sho-Wn in Fig. 5, extends about the shoe and'also in a substantially circular portion at one endthereof. The first brush 54 moves about the shoe and brushes oif any dust or loose particles of dirt on the shoe. The nozzle 92 mov- -i'ng ahead of the second brush will spray theshoe 'surfa'ce with a cleaning `fluid. This iluid will loosen any dirt `on the shoe and this iiuid together `with the dirt 'are brushed off by the second `brush '54. Stains will also 'be largely removed by the cleaning fluid `and second brush. `As the brackets 511niove around the substantially circular portion o'fguide channels 96, the brushesare not rotated.

of eachk brush engages the `belt 59,.

However, when the bracket moves onto the por.-y

tion of the track adjacent plate-20, the pulleyrfr `58 Belt` 59 is driven at high speed by the pulley 63 on shaft 64 which is'in `turn driven through gears 66 and 611 and `througl'rshaft 68. As the pulleys58 engage the belt `59 they are rotated at high speed and thus rotate the brushes 54. `After the seconder cleaning brush 54 passes aroundthe side of the shoe, polish is sprayed on the shoeby the'nozzle 92 ,moving ahead ofthe next brush and the shoe is polished by the succeeding brushesy 54moving around the sides of the shoe. Thetspraynozzles 92 spray the entire shoe and the toe portion-of the shoe is cleaned and polished `by the Vbrushes |36 mounted on the reel |30. This reel is driven at a speed synchronized with the movement'of the chains 93 and before the first brushv 54.passes around the toe of the shoe, the first-brush |36 is moved over the top of vthe toe `portion of the shoe and brushes any dust and loose dirt from the shoe. The next brush |36 passes over the toe of the shoe directly afterthe secondbrush 54 passes around the toe of the shoe. The third brush 54 then passes about `the front ofthe shoe and is followed by the third brush |36 which passes over the toe of the shoe. The fourth brush `54 now` passes around thetoe` after which `the fourth'brush |36 passes overv the toe of the shoe. As the reel` |30 revolvedinthe direction indicated by the arrows in Figs. 3 and `4, andthe brushes |36 approach the shoe, the pulleys |35 carried on the reel and on the shafts which respectively carry the brushes |36 come in contact withthe belt IISrunning over the plate |31. The shafts |34 can yield inwardly` by rods |32moving against the pressure of springs |33. Pulleys |35-are thusrotated at high speed bythetrapidly movingbelt I9 which, as described, is driven at high speed by pulley `I |8 through gears ||2, |l`3, and. |4 from shaft |01. As the carrier brackets 51 arecarried about` the shoe, the track 28 is engaged by the grooved pulleys, 48 carried on `bracket 5,0. As above explained, when the control lever |58. is movedtrack 28 is conformed `to a shape in ac,- cordance with the shape of the shoe.v As the pulleys` 48 move about ,the track they `swingthe i pivoted bracket-52 about its trunnions56'toward or from the shoe to; give the` proper contact and engagement of the brushes with the sides of` .the shoe.` The nozzles 92 arelikewise moved by arm a and maintained in proper relation to the shoe. The path of Ythe brushes about the shoe'is there-` fore gauged and determined by the track 28 which is conformed to the shape of theshoe. f y

As above set forth, the pulley 58 drives the pulley 19 rotating shafts 18 and through the crank 80 reciprocating the piston 81..f This discharges air through tube 88 and liquid is drawn by aspiration through tube 89 and discharged through the nozzles 92. This action, of course, continues only while pulleyf58 is driven and as stated, this pulley is only driven While the brushes are moving around the shoe. When the brushes have all passed around the shoe, the roller |80 engages the cam |19 oscillating sleeve |18 and moving cam |11 against pin I 18. Pin |16 `is moved downwardly, thus moving downwardly locking member |68. When locking member l |68 moves downwardly, the catch |12 moves past the keeper or latch 53e and latch |12 vengages beneath keeper |536, thus locking member |68 in depressed'position against the tension of spring |10. When locking member |68 is depressed, portion |68a is moved awaylfrom pawl |83 and said pawl` is now free to swing and `no longer locks lever |53 in vertical position. Said lever is then moved downwardly to the angular position shown in dotted lines in Fig. i. The motor 'circuit is broken and the machine comes .to rest. The machine is now in position to be the shoe to be shined. When lever |53 swings down to normal position, it rotates shaft |5| and thus rotates the disk |33 to its initial position, thus moving drum 4|! to initial position permitting the slacking of cables 38, 4|, 42 and 44 and permittingr the torsion springs 34 and 35 to swing the segments 3| and moving the bars 26 outwardly. This separates and moves outwardly the pins 2'| so that the shoe can be readily removed and another one then placed on the plate 2d and the pinsagain moved in when lever |50 is again swung to start the machine.

y It will be seen that should the patron attempt to operate the machine without depositing a coin, that lever |53 cannot be raised by lever |56. Locking member |68 is depressed and if lever |56 is moved upwardly, it will not move lever 53 as the pawl |60 will merely swing about its pivot since it is not engaged by the portion |6811. The machine therefore cannot be operated unless the proper coin is deposited.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a simple and ingenious shoe shining machine and one which will do the work effectively. The machine is largely automatic in action and operates to eiciently shine the shoe after the vlever |5il-is operated to bring the machine to proper position. It will be apparent that the device has a high degree of utility for the purpose intended. 4

' It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, detaiis, arrangement and proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of applicants invention,

, which generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the parts land combinations of parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What isclaimed is:

1. A shoe shining machine having in combination, 'a brush adapted to engage and brush the shoe, means for moving said brush about a shoe, a guide means for moving said brush in a path in accordance with the shape of the shoe, and means ,for conforming said last mentioned means to the shape of the. shoe.

2. A shoe shiningmachine having in combination, means adapted to engage and-shine a shoe, means for moving said rst mentioned means about the-sides of the shoe, a guide member for said rst mentioned means causing it to move in a` path in accordance with the shape of the shoe and means for changing the shape of said guide member.

3; A shoe shining machine having in combination, means adapted to engage and polish a shoe, means for moving said first mentioned means about the sides of the shoe, guide means extendtion, a means adaptedto engage and polish the shoe, a swinging carrier for'said means,. means for moving said carrier about the shoe, a guide track, means engaging said track and connected to said carrier for moving th-e same to cause said rst mentioned means to properly engage the shoe, and means for moving said track to change the shape thereof in accordance with the shape of the shoe.

5. A shoe shining machine having in combination, means adapted to engage andv polish a shoe, means carrying saidv rst mentioned lmeans around the shoe, a guide track for said first mentioned means, a plurality of movable members secured to said track having means thereon movable against the shoe to conform said track tothe shape of the shoe, and means for moving said members.

6. A shoe shining machine having in combination, means adapted to engage and polish a shoe, means carrying said first mentioned means around the shoe, a guide track for said first men'- tion'ed vmeans, a plurality of movable members secured to said track having means thereon movable against the shoe to conform said track to `the shape of the shoe, manual means for moving said members in one direction, and automatic means moving said members in the opposite direction.

'7. A shoe shining machine havingin combination, means adapted to engage and polish a shoe, means carrying said first mentioned means Varound the shoe, a guide track for said first mentioned means, a plurality 'of members -spaced about the shoe for engaging `the shoe, a slide carrying each oi' said members and connected to said track, a guide for said slide, springs for moving said slides in one direction, andmanually operated yielding means for moving said slides in the opposite direction to cause said.`

members yieldingly to engage the shoe.

8. A shoe shining machine having in combination, means adapted to engage and polish a shoe., means for moving said first mentioned means about the shoe, a guide means for determining the path of said iirst mentioned means, members engageable with the shoe at circumferentially spaced points thereabout to move said guide means in accordance with the shape of the shoe, and a common means' for moving all of said members toward the shoe. 1

9. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a guide member for a shoe-engaging means comprising relatively movable sections slidably arranged in relation to each other, means connected to certain of said sections, and means for moving said last mentioned means in accordance with the shape of said shoe to cause relative movement of said sections and change the shape of said track. v

l0. A shoe shining machine having in combination, asupport for the shoe, means for p01- ishing the front portion of the shoe comprising .a plurality of rotatable polishing members, a carrier rotatable on a horizontal axis above the shoe on which said members are mounted in spaced relation, a driving member for each of said members, a driven endless member and means for rotating said carrier and bringing said driving members successively into engagement with said endless member to drive said polishing members.

1i. A shoe shining machine having in com'- bination, a support for a shoe, means for applying liquid to said sh0e,.and a guard for protecting the garments of a patron comprising separable members adapted to clasp the foot or anKle of the patronjust above the shoe.

12. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a support onwhich the shoe is placed, a cleaning brush movable around the sides of the shoe to engage said sides, a cleaning brush movable across the toe 0f `said shoe, a first polishing brush movable around the sides of said shoe to engage said sides, a second finishing polishing Abrush movable around the sides of the shoe to engage said sides, a firstpolishing brush movable across the toe of said shoe, a second finishing polishing brush movable across the toe of said shoe, means for moving said first, third` and fourth named brushes successively about the sides and toe of said shoe,` means for moving the second, fifth and sixth named brushes successively across said toe `and means actuating said last two means in synchronismto movesaid secondV mentioned brush across said toe immediately after said first mentioned brush moves about said toe to move said fifth brush across said toe immediately after said third brush moves about said toe and to move said sixth brushl across said toe immediately` after said fourth brush moves about said toe.

13. A` shoe shining machine having in combination, a support on which a shoe is placed, a cleaning brush, a scrubbing brush, a first polishing brush, a second polishing and finishing brush,`

,four named brushes in` succession across the top` of the toe of said shoe and means` for actuating said last two means in synchronism to first move said cleaning brush around said shoe, then move said toe cleaning brush across the top of said toe l then move said scrubbing brush around said shoe, then move said toe scrubbing brush across said toe, then move said first polishing brush around said shoe, then move said first toe polishing brush across said toe, then move said second polishing and finishing brush around said shoe and then move said second toe polishing and finishing brush across said toe. i

14; A shoe shining machine having in combination, a support on which a shoe is placed, a cleaning brush, a first polishing brush, a second polishing and finishing` brush, means for moving said brushes in succession about the sides and toe of said shoe, a carrier revoluble about a horizontal axis extending longitudinally of said shoe, a toe cleaning brush, a first toe polishing brush, a second toe polishing and finishing [brush mounted on said carrier, means for rotating said carrier to move said last three named brushes transversely across vthe toe of said shoe in succession, means for rotating each of said brushes as it moves transversely across the toe of said shoe, means actuating said first mentioned means and means for so rotating said carrier in synchronism to move said cleaning brush toe, then move said second polishing and finishl ing brush around the sides and toe of said shoe and then move said second toe polishing and finishing brush across the top of said toe.

l5. A shoe shining machine having in comblnation, a support on which a shoe is placed, a.

cleaning brush, a scrubbing brush, a first polishl ing brush, a second 'polishing and finishing brush, means for moving said brushes in succession about the sides and toe of said shoe, means moving around said shoe for spraying cleaning fluid on said shoe in advance of said scrubbing brush,\means moving around said shoe for spray- Y ing polish on said shoe in advance of said first polishing brush, a. revoluble carrier mounted about said support, a toe cleaning brush., a toe scrubbing brush, a first toe polishing brushy and a second toe polishing and finishing brush mount- `ed on said carrier and means for actuating said first mentioned means `and for rotating said carrier in synchronism to move said brushes so that said cleaning brush first moves around the sides and toe of said shoe, said toe cleaning brush then moves across the toe of said shoe, said first polishing brush moves around the sides and toe of said shoe, said toe scrubbing brush then moves across the top of said toe, said first polishing brush moves around `the sides and toe of 'said shoe, said first toe polishing brush then moves across the `top of said toe, said second polishing and finishing brush then moves around said shoe engaging the sides and toe thereof and said second toe polishing and finishing brush then moves across the top of said toe.

16. VA shoe shining machine having in combination, a support on which a. shoe is placed, a dust removing brush, a lscrubbing brush, a polishing brush, a second polishing and finishing brush, means for moving said brushes around said support and around said shoe in succession, means moving around said shoe and support for spraying a cleaning fiuid on said shoe in advance of said scrubbing brush and means moving around said shoe and support for spraying polish on said shoe in advance of said polishing brush.

17. A shoe shining machine having in combina- 

